I. . ' VK OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXVII.

OCEAN CITY. N. J.. THUKSDAY.

FKKRUAKY 14. 19()7.

NO. 46

OceanCity Sentinel M <)RGAN hand, g > t. abbott, m] d.,

ATTORNEY and ..Y . , COUNSELLOR AT LAW, „ * *'- 1 >» ciuukv,,. OFFICE—C«nier

CURTIS ROBINSON

Editor and Proprietor

i.oo Per Year, Strictly in Advanc

dry DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS Rssjra

“Si, a ol KaoeattoD-nt./dt. T. AM. rnToeol. A. J. SBSTUjgerPreaideol.^ II

JONATHAN HAND, <Jouhe.elIor»a.t- I^a\%tyelciUir. Xaeter in rhmncmrj, Notary 1‘ubl. ' Ape may court houhe, n j

J-JAKKISON H. YOORHEES CounHcIlor- fit - I^aw,

LAW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell,

. l aw offices f Godfrey & Godfrey,

fright, of St. Georges.

^ Del.

Cemi ud ElgtiUi StrwL

orr.cc Houaa (jjte Terrible Fate of Janies

X. C. HUTCHINSON. M. D.

1 mae<> pn t U iMt.

N, HOWARD BURT, M. D. 809 Wesley Avenue

MAN FROZEN TO DEATH WATER COMPANY TO CITY PAVILION PRESENTS ON BLEAK ELDER ISLAND IMPROVE PLANT ENLARGED APPEARANCE

T. LEE ADAMS IS HEALTH OFFICER ; Plumbers, Board Says, Must f Obey the Laws or Be jci

Prosecuted.

At a rntulyr mrMiuir .>f Ibe llnartl .<f* ..

Will Spend Thousands of

Dollars to Establish an CONTRACT SIGNED

Air Compressor.

Band Stand in Centre of Building Has Been

Torn Out.

FOR SUMMER BAND VMlora to tbfr boardwalk during

| Leader Dufficld Says Clayton Organization Will Have 1 Twenty Pieces Sundays.

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH

Counsellor-at-I-aw

too. Wat. Loibb, Joan i tS* Xaalln*a-J*BOda

Pint Prtwbytarlan Cnorch. W

; L.-\W OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees, ^jwn^lj'tllBcr on Tu~d»v. •ud I f

N. GRISCOM, M. D. GHTH ST- AMlWEbLKY AYE.

£)R. CHARLES B. RIDER *• I>entit*t •« S09 Central Avenue Mentholated Pine

and Tar

Beat Remedy tor that Cough. Try it. BOURSE PHARMACY RALPH L. GOFF, CIVIL ENGINEER.

SURVEYOR.

CONVEYANCER

|employed by l,»ita A

SEASHORE FURNITURE

SECRET SOCIETIES. * an!j , |ourulTa , iaday* nd m H 0 tMuea! nlnury, pTit. T

Gallaoher's ; *3 S. SECOND STSCET* - PMIl*. E. CLINTON & CO., ■7.=r BRUSHES 1001 IlKIET, ud S S. TENTH STG. THOMAS, No. 108 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, figeFaiiig&iocenes.

' E

nvemenkt to the-

1 the «

HAftRY H. RICE, REUISTEREI) ARCHITFCT / ! *...11 and the

W

<>-tA HucJclon Av«., ColllngMwootl. • • • IN’. J. MR. RICHARD ^THOMPSON

or

Thompson & Company TAILORS Rtillndelptiln will be al the ofllce of Mr. J. M. 829 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY. N. J. February ild and LSd with a fuU line of Spring Woolens

Alway. lb. treata.1 a

,t i-.t .,u. It.

iifiaMfMB. railroad .tailor

a.. LOW 'PRICES.

CLAY SERGE I Summer Welzhti ' for $30.00 With an experience of over SO year In Philadelphia, we can awure ou future patron, aath-fact ry gartnenlr We .ball buOk order, for future dt livery. THOMPSON & COMPANY 123 S. Elwvwnth St., I 2 hllaclelplila

CHURCH SOCIETIES, naar M. k- cucaca » AM maau Srai Moaaay weal. . uooUl Hr.. J£lUatoA«Hiana}.

it PauuTTaaiAaA.'BDBcw. .axillary aoetaty u>mu Bret I ay or aaca motdlL t*ra.li AMlou; Vlra-tYa.IO.at. Hr.. L aaaarar. Ur. Wmlam Y.

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOWAY m. smith & CO. iSucceaaor* tp H. f. W. Smith 811 ASBURY AVENUE. - OCEAN CITY, N. J. TEUURMOMti. «3 Y.

Tamparoae. Colon,

“v-’warr. Ur., a.- a. Kaoea: r.

tr—«~r.

Chr axu^aj^^uoaB

SHOEMAKER'S STORAGE _ HOUSE JaTth And West Ave., n Or«-»n ITIj , J WwSua having Furniture or any Bind of Merchnndiae to be atored will •ave mouty by going to the Shnenubi Staraje House THOMAS ji THORN . Florist fall BULBS. GRASS. Bnd CLOYSR SEED. *39 Aabory Avenue.

IM. CL/GODFREY’S

■RusiuusiMuse. 651 tstepi iienue. Spring ullDOl,

' A-. oooo.

p u || Line of House Furnishings ... oraoLsrsBlxo» * rRurEssio.'-. “■•I”

as the work ta ruablog lo.

Chief Scull, acting under inMruclIoti. from the Mayor, went to I ndertaker Mark LakeV. They decided lo necure the auMHatice of Freeman Hi.ley, w hoi« Mrrvicc* and mmw . w itb uapiba. with Somers Itoaw and two of the men engaged In the bridge work, went out Klder Island. The uapiba was a lie out of u»e. and thf oar. bad lo be used at times. Reaching the Island, a search for tbe.body. wan begun wltu the alfl of After mimellltle Hme. Chief Scull found Ibe man’s body Wright a. laying fare downward ou the round. The body wa. froxeti to the round, but Mark Lake succeeded iruing It over. There w ere no mark, of violence . the body. His Jewelry, consisting of catch, In the back of w hich picture of the dead motbef, and a gold cameo rtn found Intact. Thu satisfied' Cbtet Scull that the man bad not met with play, but bad troxen to death ,|*d at 2 o’clock. In one of tbe unfortunate fellow’s pockeh quart bottle of w hiskey, from w btrti nly a .mall quaintly ofllisliqi been taken. The body wan placed upon a cbnffeinlug handles, and wa. brought > Mark lake's undertaking eslahli.l

tent.

The police authorities telephoned I brother of tbe dead mayi. wbodi elated that the deceased ha • uot bee Inkinp pian Tbe brother sal that be would come to Ibis city, and requested that tbe Inquest be delayed until bis arrival yealerday afternoon. Tbe luquewt w as held by Dr. Cobeit In Mayor Champion's ofllce yesterday afternoon, with tbe following Jury: Dr. I. X.. Urisoom, H. F. .Stanton. Capt. tieo Lee. Alfred K. Spillh. Wm Price and A. H. lilgbee. After being awotn tbe Coroner and jury went to Mark Lake'a Morgue, w here tbe body was examined. After rooking tbe body over closely. Dr. Cohen gave It as hla personal opinion that there waa nwZajd play. Tbe man's face, upon whicbTie bad fallen, was somewhat distorted. His arms aod legs were frozen Into positions .that Indicated that be bad fallen and bis body remalued In Ibe way he bad i struck tbe grj/i drawn up over his breast, as though ' e had throw i^ them out i save himself^ / After beariugThe testimony of Georgs Williams and. Frank Xlebols, tbe negroes who were with Wrtgbl, and two ot three other less Important witnesses, tbe jury retired. Tbe Jury's ^tirl was that Wright met de*lh tbroTCh exposure.

the hearty suppoi km of Dr. Hlder. - lll.er Adams sboul he placnl in a con Is ofllce upon w bid

; •ufllclenl lime Is not always given tbv ater lor aeration before Ilia drawn ] from the stand-pipe into the mains I j lor distribution. file company now propose to : i-iahlish an air mm pressor plant, by - mea a of which tbe water will be : raised Into a reservoir and pumped thence Into tbe stand-pipe. Not only I can water be raised from greater depth Lilian by aecilou pumping, but tbe ■ w aler w ill Irecome mi broken up before

d-plpe

null I

I tie

irrel*.

•ally “1“?

tbe list of peri Inis have kno ;r tbe others w raj ameudmci

ias agreed a license 1

state^ that be

• rising t

sored. Tbe li

will i

ulierm. thousands of d-liars, but tbe company n ex- is desirous of having tbe latent

its exhibited methods In deep artesian well service ledge as to The mem hers of the company wli e complying bold a meeting In Philadelphia this

mottling lo pass on bids for machinery.

i to the board's ju flual reading | o grant to B. F I clean out-bouscs. i equipped with [

SUPPER A SUCCESS

of tbe coiigregatlc

Tbe ladies of :

Leeds I N“ly Trlully t burcb feel grateful l

by Mr. Adami

d rei|nested tbal be Iw |*rmllled to ! '‘ u,nber of * l ‘ 6 do tbe work In the daytime. ‘"«"“PI'« K'*eu at Ibe Lurny Dr Hlder ».. of ibe opinion lhal Tue-l.y evening In aid of the ,e boartl mlgl.l «.ve him ,be prlW'^e, u.ee only w.

d praise for Ibe excellent supper pro-

dded aud Ibe atteutlou

The supper was given In Ibe lining uom, wbicb was prettily decorated •itb flags ol Ibe Cubed Hlnles. etc. rbere was als<i a picture of Lincoln,

‘ lib festoons of red, wb

liie ladles In charge ... , iv Misses Theodora t'ook, Stella

ioiu said they wuu d like to nave Warren. Besstr Mahan. Olive and dr properties connected With tbe Atuy Ernat, Lulu Weialer aud LeUle

>cr. Mr. Adams said he had spoken It. W. I'M"aids, w ith regard to tbe

After Ibat to curtail the time lb Ta m. j Health uOloer Adams reterred to i nidltiotis in jhe colored |ieoplv's sec-1 > out washings Is thrown into, the:*

roperty

purtbass sticb sta

by him.

Tbe following bills were ordered paid: X C" Godfrey, 16; T. lee Adams,

The mgnitiers of the llfe-sav

■t Fourth street station can aee from Ibelr station the Spars of theofla 1 barge whlrb went down In tbe ocean aeveu Lapel mile* from this city doting a hea*? Is r«

storm a abort time aluee.

ECHO OF NOTED WILL CARS RON WILL CONTEST ACROSS CITY?

Lawyer Boswell Sues Execu- Report That Railroad Men' Work is Began With -Re-

tor Daniel Steelman for

Fees in Case.

Say “No,” if Opposition

is Shown.

II of tbe ia

The suit ^•a- br«

lb touiicilmau J. < . Steelman, mao of • ouncll's u.lc Come, Mr DutUeid vt.Ued the Hknri.M:r.ofllce In Ibeaflernooii, when be poke lu surprise uf the many changes u ibe present cuudillous aud those ot tbe Lima when be anew tbe ISK-VTIMCL ofllce, many years ago. when tbe - was In Its Infancy and w hen It iw ued by bis young frleuds, tbe Hoyle boys, brothers of K. O. Hoyle, hath bouse kee|*r lu this city. Speaking of tbe band, Mr. Duffleld said he would have nineteen pierce lu ibe organization at all times duilug ;be coming summer and It wan likely that there would be twenty me tubers •f Ibe baud on Saturday rveulugs aud Sundays. Tbla would be due lo the feet that one of Ciaylou'e young len—an excellent musician—expects > spend every Saturday aud Buuday ere thle summer and would play llh the #and. Mr. Duflleld expressed himself as much pleased wilb the present appearmce of tbe city pavHtdti, which be seld will make a capital placa for bin

muslclana.

LIKE OCEAN CITY

It la reported tbal \V. Shaffer Smith who la connected with tbe Evening L’uton, Atlantic City, and who is about to build large stores mud aparfmenft at Teutb street and tbe boardwalk, costing about IHOOO, tbla city w hen tbe building* (deled, lie L a aun-lu-law of

Geo. Hayday.

Also. It Is said tbal other Atlantic Ily men expect to take up tbdr residence here, amoug these being Frank Smatligro, ^bo la In Judge Tbompaou’a ^Qlie. and who la well known to many of Ocean City'a public

ud bualueaa men.

This reaort lias plenty of rooo icbwentleineu as Mr. Smatbera, who reorded ail earnest, bright young

the were were pleasantly surprised with tbeebauges made to tbe Interior nf the pavilion. Tbe band stand in ibe ceutre of tlie room, ufldway between tbe floor and tbe celling, wbicb w as abandoned last season, has been mrn down, the toilet rooms on each side of Ibe building have been taken for visitors aud re«ldeuts, w here they will be able to alt and enjoy the. band

concerts next summer,

t'uder the celling. In tbe center of ic room, w berc tbe baud aland waa, ■It be au arch ex lend lug from tbe °rtb lo south aides, abd In Ibia will be placed a number of electric lights. The musicians pill be In tbe same place they occupied last summer— u platform at tbe ocean end ■ f tbe pavlllou. Leader DulBeld, of ibe '.'I ay ton Band, accompanied by XMincilman X C. Godfrey, visited he pavilion on Tueaday. At Mr. Duflleld's auggesllou. It waadeclded lo extend tbe platform a abort distance front, where tbe leader will

face tbe baud, and t

by c

foot tt

of tbe band, so that tbe leader will be able to bare all of tbe band men within range of bU vision. There la a lltUe discussion among ibe members of (’oundl'a Committee on Property and Pol lew as to tbe best disposition to be made with the toilet rooma Home urge tbal tbe toilets be placed just below tbe floor of the pavilion. Councilman Godfrey's Idea la to have Ibe rooma placed on tbe uulaide of tbe building opposite to tbe space taken up by tbe rooma, ou the Interior, last aommer.

iwyer

WILL INCORPORATE Improve meet s.^ Htepa have been taken to Incorporate tbe Ocean City Pier Company, whose purpose Is to secure Young's Pier, at tbe foot of Ninth street, and tbe nearby amusement resorts and bath bouses under control of tbe company wbicb ba« bad ebarge of these places daring ibe last lew yean. Plane are being sought for new front* for tbe carouasel building and hath houses ou tbe Inside of Ibe boardwalk. This statement was made on Tuesday to a representative of tbe Bcs-T1-NKI. by oeswra. H.F Blanton and J. H. F. Dixon, wbo have been endeavoring for two or three weeks peat lo interest capilaltats In tbe matter »r purchasing tbepler and tbl e< property oaMR by the ami oompauy, aa announced lu tbe Bzsri.vm. a abort time since.

DRIVE PILING FOR NEV BRIDGE

/ Holt Apgar, of Treutou. senior i During a discussion of the subject of tubersillbr law ifriu of Apgar A I quick railroad service between •wHIJ this pity, has begun suit, on | <'l'y and Philadelphia, at tbe meeting uill of A. C. Boswell aralnst Daniel «f «he Board of Trade. It Howard Blvelmaf, of Camden, executor of the Tboro sugge-tedi that It woidd tea Capl. Philip M. wtiea-’k'wd Ihlng forthls resort If tbe West fresdue Mr. Boswell as. Jersey offlelals could be Induced to of tbe law-yeis fur tt>e execnlor ' drop Ibrlr Ocean City ear et Tuokeboe brought lu Hie <'amdeii and have tbe car brought Into tbl* the lalter part of last elty pu the Beading Railroad, lualead

i uf bringing It by tbe roundabout way

that Mr Steelman has of Sea l«le Junction, consuming uboul (■eld hls'utbct lawyers fcarly las' | Ofiecn extra miles. II, according to Dr. I. X Grlseom said lhal be tied i certain sum oL , '*«d told by a leading official of tb* servkcs he bad ' w e a t Jersey that. Jf opposition

Will Have I*pedal Mablvcts. In tbe Flret M. K Cbgrcb Sundi morning, the pastor. Her. Dr. Gamble, will preach oo “Tbe Character of God.” In tbe evening bis subject 'Marriage and Religion in the here’will be good mu

tbe evening.

Fok Rut.—Store No. WB Eighth street: U feel froul by W feel deep; directly opposite tbe Post Office; tbe : P.blla. and Ocean City trolley will pass tbe door; suitable for au office, confectionery or wpoctlug goods: no better location In town; only TO feet from Asbury avenue. | Bt B. Howard Thors.

wui:

1 developed yin Ocean "Lity.

would be no Pars run to Ibe board- : walk. Tbe care would atop at tbe | depot Tbe official; referred to appeared to have bad an undrretaodlng that uWlaclis" Wquld be put lo tb« 'way If'the compaby_*ougbt to rue | care down Eighth street to tbe board-

! walk.

This sui

> tbe la ‘yers d id be refused IL He-lde be oilier r Boswell drew I Llllgatloii In tl

lasled a number of

Ibis city, lefi an estate valued at

than »3UO,OUU, His widow, wbo wa- I’resldeirt Stevens, of tbe Board of .-»• - —-ure aud fl^OUa yiar, con- Trade, expressed tbe view that nothtesled Die will, claiming that her lo B much could be done before a prohusbaod, uientally. wa. not capable ^ posltiooof reqirest for e right of way makings will After tbe ca-e bad *" pre^ited been dragged through several courts ; Dr. Grlscom-atated that this railroad official talked aa tltough his coropan;

would cot uke the Initiative

Dr. Grlscotn moved that the board'

George Armstrong, ol Green Creek,,transportation committee bring the

Edward Seamau, of Tuckertoii. duty at tbe Fourth stre#l I 1

They reported'

Job. Bcltoek, w bo has been ,

ulbg substitute worn et tbe station, ’ ouncllmau Geo O. Adame gave It went off duly on Tuesday. Wilton •* bis thought that It would be elmost Willetts Is Still “aubbbig" et tbi. Impomlhle to get Ibe right of way for

cars on Eigbtb street It might be

. more easy to do so on Xlutb street. P Vowr ecaswe. «lee or (wo members ware of tbs

del*, u, lulon that there might be experienced In ——**“ •

way on XlntH .... _

said that. If tbe company felt ao disposed, Ik could get a right of way b^r

newed Actlrlty After Heavy Snow Storm.

u tbe new bridge bee

this effy abd Homers' Point, titil the active operations, up to yealerday morning, at least, were confined to tbe

Homer*' Point skle of tbe bay. Over there, tbe bulkhead baa beau

Knlsbtd. Inside of tbe bulkhead *lt big oak piling have been driven. These are fully forty feet In length. Tbe drat piling (creoaoted) outside of

bulkhead was driven on Monday

last. There will be a great many of

t.creusoted piling driven Into it tbe water from tbe bulk! to tbe channel over wbicb tbe'

first draw will be built. These piling ill be forty fret lu length w hen ready > be capped aud tbe stringer* placed

3creoo. Tbe piling U driven by

hammer welgblug&uo pound* forced

. Applloaitou wa* made for Ibe appointment of a guardlau for tbe six children Tbeeelectioo of a guardian was postponed for a week.

Abd (fact

which

draw.

tel,, Iran.ponation committee bring tbe tw,7 matter before the railroad oflMal aud ;rej| endeavor to secure his views. \ ned This was seconded by R. Howard U,*,, Thorn. \

It’s diguilled aud gives ypu

clous sense of security to obi

home at cnT

Beside*, your responsibility a

estate owner makes you

«. Tbluk tt over, theo call on

HAKBY HEADLEY,

Estate Operator.'Ninth and A< bury avaoue, ,neyt to lire bouae wh Will abow you tbe very beat way some of tbe xreatest bargains ti

found bare — **— 1 —

taking advantage ol tbe general n

ry best way and bargains jo b“f-

company.

It was left lo tbe hands of tbe transportation commute to ascertain tbe — of ibp railroad company'

Some of Ocean Ctty’e jow entitled to draw t beGovernmt tbe latter part of last w bill giving pensions of 112 a mouth to men of62 yearaof age wbo had served ninety d*ys or more In tb* 1 trtl War. These pensions Increase with tb* old soldiers' added years.

i|m«d all Il^iknillb i do tbe w« Is to (ake tl

tbe place of a third

A Goshen cdlrespondent w rite*:

'. A. Massey, a ret I ml Matbodkt minister, w bo ' located here several

ago. Is a, great help and a

anrein tbe work of tbe church. He. has-been superintendent of tbe Banday school several years and makes an Ideal official^ He ta also a great

help to tb* pastor:

Mr* A. J. Smith, of thw'clty, who

neatly underwent a delicate operation under tbe band* of f>r H. L. Northrop, Dean of Habuemann Col-

lege, Philadelphia, returned few day* ago. Her friend*

know that sbe I

aud Ja able to be.around.

lo lu* ismiuwai* it uy uinwriicvioew . - .. were placed lu tbe way of ibe railway tbe works of Shake* pea re. Tb* sub-

ject for tbla

t» of “King Lear.” Thai 12 -

have been working ou ''King Lear” dtiring the lam two

ic adjoining

REFUSED NEW TRIAL

-i on day morning. Mr. Coraoo been undergoing treatment for yea lo tbe Samaritan Hospital, Philadelphia, for several weeks. George W. Shirley, of Moores Pa., as a Visitor here on Moods/. It was fls first visit to Ibis city In some time. Ir. Shirley bad been doing Jury t^pty it two weeks, and was unable to

Letter to T. Lee Adams, G«m City, N.J. Deer Sir: Borne people get disappointed In painting. It doesn't consent aa they thought It would. C. B'. Edwards..!Ldwards* Broughton. printers. Raleigh, X. IX, (minted bouse Devoe three yean ago; be u-ed SU gal tons pame palm before and bought so gallons Devoe. Had IS •te paint la extra-thick—wltb-w bile-wash. Mayor W. W. Carroll, MooUcello. Florida, says: My painter mid U would Uke So gallons to paint my bourn; It took aa gallons Devoe. His bourn la the best paint job in town; mid be mys Devoe le tb* n hlleet w bit* of nil whit*